Decision-Making in Adult Neurology
- 1st Edition - September 16, 2020
- Latest edition
- Editors: Brett L. Cucchiara, Raymond S. Price
- Language: English
Written by neurologists for neurologists, Decision-Making in Adult Neurology provides practical guidance when encountering patients whose clinical presentation is unfamiliar or… Read more
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Description
Written by neurologists for neurologists, Decision-Making in Adult Neurology provides practical guidance when encountering patients whose clinical presentation is unfamiliar or complex, or whose treatment path is not completely certain. This useful handbook is filled with diagnostic and treatment algorithms that encourage you to think systematically and follow a logical sequence through the steps necessary for efficient and effective decision-making.
Key features
Key features
- Outlines the key decision points in patient management, providing a wealth of systematic information that ensures you take into account the proper physical signs and test results that will guide your recommendations
- Contains 119 algorithms covering symptoms and signs, specific neurologic conditions, vascular disorders, seizures, head trauma, neoplastic disease, peripheral nervous disorders, and muscle disease
- Accompanies each algorithm with brief text that explains the significance of important decision points
- Provides step-by-step decision-making guidelines for testing and management of paraneoplastic diseases, choice of initial MS therapy, evaluation of incidentally discovered MRI white matter lesions, management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis, and much more
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Readership
Readership
Practicing neurologists, neuro-radiologists, and internists
Table of contents
Table of contents
Cucchiara: Decision-Making in Adult Neurology, 2e
PART I. Symptoms and Signs
1. Initial Headache
2. Chronic Recurrent Headache
3. Neck Pain
4. Low Back Pain
5. Aphasia
6. Acute Memory Loss
7. Chronic Memory Loss
8. Delirium
9. Coma
10. Transient Visual Loss
11. Visual Field Loss
12. Visual Hallucinations
13. Papillaedema and Optic Disc Swelling
14. Ptosis
15. Pupillary Asymmetry (Anisocoria)
16. Diplopia
17. Nystagmus
18. Facial Weakness
19. Acute Vertigo
20. Recurrent Episodic Dizziness
21. Hearing Loss
22. Pulsatile Tinnitus
23. Dysarthria
24. Proximal Weakness
25. Wrist Drop
26. Unilateral Hand Weakness
27. Unilateral Hand Numbness
28. Unilateral Arm Weakness
29. Knee Extension Weakness
30. Unilateral Foot Drop
31. Fasciculations
32. Sensory Disturbance: Pain and Temperature
33. Sensory Disturbance: Vibration and Proprioception
34. Hyperreflexia and Hyporeflexia
35. Myelopathy
36. Multiple Cranial Neuropathies
37. Ataxia
38. Difficulty Walking
39. Bladder Dysfunction
40. Transient Loss of Consciousness
PART II. Specific Neurologic Conditions
SECTION 1. Cerebrovascular Disease
41. Transient Ischemic Attack
42. Acute Ischemic Stroke
43. Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
44. Large Cerebellar Infarction
45. Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
46. Management of Vascular Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke
47. Ischemic Stroke in the Young
48. Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke
49. Spinal Cord Infarction
50. Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
51. Preoperative Neurovascular (Carotid) Clearance
52. Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
53. Blood Pressure Management After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
54. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Young
55. Intracerebral Hemorrhage Due to Anticoagulant Therapy
56. Restarting Antithrombotic Therapy After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
57. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
58. Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
59. Vascular Malformations
60. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
SECTION 2. Neurocritical Care and Neurotrauma
61. Brain Death
62. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure
63. Determination of Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest
64. Management of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
65. Management of Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
66. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
67. Traumatic Brain Injury
68. Concussion
69. Post-concussive Syndrome
SECTION 3. Headache and Facial Pain
70. Migraine Headache: Acute Treatment
71. Migraine Headache: Prophylactic Treatment
72. Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Treatment
73. Trigeminal Neuralgia
74. Intracranial Hypotension
75. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri): Treatment
SECTION 4. Seizure Disorders
76. Evaluation of Adult With First Seizure
77. Initial Treatment of Epilepsy
78. Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
79. Antiseizure Medication Selection
80. Status Epilepticus
81. Management of Comorbidities in Patients With Epilepsy
82. EEG Interpretation
SECTION 5. Sleep
83. Hypersomnia: Diagnosis
84. Hypersomnia: Management
85. Insomnia
86. Restless Legs Syndrome
87. Parasomnias
88. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
SECTION 6. Movement Disorders
89. Abnormal Involuntary Movements
90. Chorea
91. Tremor
92. Parkinsonism
93. Treatment of Essential Tremor
94. Treatment of Parkinson Disease
95. Treatment of Dystonia
96. Treatment of Tics
SECTION 7. Cognitive Disorders
97. Chronic Cognitive Decline
98. Rapidly Progressive Dementia
99. Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment
SECTION 8. Neuromuscular Disorders
100. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
101. Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy
102. Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
103. Demyelinating Neuropathies
104. Paraprotein-Associated Neuropathies
105. Mononeuropathy Multiplex
106. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
107. Brachial Plexus Syndromes
108. Lumbosacral Plexus Syndromes
109. Motor Neuron Disease
110. Myasthenia Gravis: Diagnosis
111. Myasthenia Gravis: Treatment
112. Myopathy
113. Myotonia
114. Rhabdomyolysis
SECTION 9. Neuro-oncologic Disorders
115. Glioma
116. Meningioma
117. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
118. Neurologic Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatments
SECTION 10. Neuro-infectious Disease
119. Encephalitis
120. Acute Meningitis
121. Subacute and Chronic Meningitis
122. Tuberculosis Affecting the Nervous System
123. Neurosyphilis
124. Lyme Disease Involving the Nervous System (Neuroborreliosis)
SECTION 11. Neuroimmunology
125. Optic Neuritis
126. Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
127. Transverse Myelitis
128. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Management
129. Neurosarcoidosis
130. Autoimmune Encephalitis
SECTION 12. Radiology
131. White Matter Lesions on MRI
132. Confluent Leukoencephalopathy on Brain MRI
133. Ring-Enhancing Lesions on MRI
134. Sellar Lesions on MRI
135. Cerebellopontine Angle Mass Lesions on MRI
136. Multiple Cerebral Microbleeds on MRI
137. Meningeal Abnormalities on MRI
PART I. Symptoms and Signs
1. Initial Headache
2. Chronic Recurrent Headache
3. Neck Pain
4. Low Back Pain
5. Aphasia
6. Acute Memory Loss
7. Chronic Memory Loss
8. Delirium
9. Coma
10. Transient Visual Loss
11. Visual Field Loss
12. Visual Hallucinations
13. Papillaedema and Optic Disc Swelling
14. Ptosis
15. Pupillary Asymmetry (Anisocoria)
16. Diplopia
17. Nystagmus
18. Facial Weakness
19. Acute Vertigo
20. Recurrent Episodic Dizziness
21. Hearing Loss
22. Pulsatile Tinnitus
23. Dysarthria
24. Proximal Weakness
25. Wrist Drop
26. Unilateral Hand Weakness
27. Unilateral Hand Numbness
28. Unilateral Arm Weakness
29. Knee Extension Weakness
30. Unilateral Foot Drop
31. Fasciculations
32. Sensory Disturbance: Pain and Temperature
33. Sensory Disturbance: Vibration and Proprioception
34. Hyperreflexia and Hyporeflexia
35. Myelopathy
36. Multiple Cranial Neuropathies
37. Ataxia
38. Difficulty Walking
39. Bladder Dysfunction
40. Transient Loss of Consciousness
PART II. Specific Neurologic Conditions
SECTION 1. Cerebrovascular Disease
41. Transient Ischemic Attack
42. Acute Ischemic Stroke
43. Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
44. Large Cerebellar Infarction
45. Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
46. Management of Vascular Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke
47. Ischemic Stroke in the Young
48. Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke
49. Spinal Cord Infarction
50. Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
51. Preoperative Neurovascular (Carotid) Clearance
52. Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
53. Blood Pressure Management After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
54. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Young
55. Intracerebral Hemorrhage Due to Anticoagulant Therapy
56. Restarting Antithrombotic Therapy After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
57. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
58. Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
59. Vascular Malformations
60. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
SECTION 2. Neurocritical Care and Neurotrauma
61. Brain Death
62. Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure
63. Determination of Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest
64. Management of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
65. Management of Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
66. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
67. Traumatic Brain Injury
68. Concussion
69. Post-concussive Syndrome
SECTION 3. Headache and Facial Pain
70. Migraine Headache: Acute Treatment
71. Migraine Headache: Prophylactic Treatment
72. Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Treatment
73. Trigeminal Neuralgia
74. Intracranial Hypotension
75. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri): Treatment
SECTION 4. Seizure Disorders
76. Evaluation of Adult With First Seizure
77. Initial Treatment of Epilepsy
78. Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
79. Antiseizure Medication Selection
80. Status Epilepticus
81. Management of Comorbidities in Patients With Epilepsy
82. EEG Interpretation
SECTION 5. Sleep
83. Hypersomnia: Diagnosis
84. Hypersomnia: Management
85. Insomnia
86. Restless Legs Syndrome
87. Parasomnias
88. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
SECTION 6. Movement Disorders
89. Abnormal Involuntary Movements
90. Chorea
91. Tremor
92. Parkinsonism
93. Treatment of Essential Tremor
94. Treatment of Parkinson Disease
95. Treatment of Dystonia
96. Treatment of Tics
SECTION 7. Cognitive Disorders
97. Chronic Cognitive Decline
98. Rapidly Progressive Dementia
99. Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment
SECTION 8. Neuromuscular Disorders
100. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
101. Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy
102. Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
103. Demyelinating Neuropathies
104. Paraprotein-Associated Neuropathies
105. Mononeuropathy Multiplex
106. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
107. Brachial Plexus Syndromes
108. Lumbosacral Plexus Syndromes
109. Motor Neuron Disease
110. Myasthenia Gravis: Diagnosis
111. Myasthenia Gravis: Treatment
112. Myopathy
113. Myotonia
114. Rhabdomyolysis
SECTION 9. Neuro-oncologic Disorders
115. Glioma
116. Meningioma
117. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
118. Neurologic Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatments
SECTION 10. Neuro-infectious Disease
119. Encephalitis
120. Acute Meningitis
121. Subacute and Chronic Meningitis
122. Tuberculosis Affecting the Nervous System
123. Neurosyphilis
124. Lyme Disease Involving the Nervous System (Neuroborreliosis)
SECTION 11. Neuroimmunology
125. Optic Neuritis
126. Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
127. Transverse Myelitis
128. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Management
129. Neurosarcoidosis
130. Autoimmune Encephalitis
SECTION 12. Radiology
131. White Matter Lesions on MRI
132. Confluent Leukoencephalopathy on Brain MRI
133. Ring-Enhancing Lesions on MRI
134. Sellar Lesions on MRI
135. Cerebellopontine Angle Mass Lesions on MRI
136. Multiple Cerebral Microbleeds on MRI
137. Meningeal Abnormalities on MRI
Review quotes
Review quotes
"I have yet to encounter a resource with such a concise yet thorough approach to neurological decision making...As a neurology resident, I am thrilled to have found this book. I will personally utilize it for reference throughout residency and beyond and I will also recommend it to medical students. Regardless of training level, I view this contribution to neurology literature as substantial and much needed." --Doody's Review Weighted Numerical Score: 94 - 4 Stars!"
Product details
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 6, 2020
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
BC
Brett L. Cucchiara
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Neurovascular Lab; Associate Professor of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USARP
Raymond S. Price
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Neurology Residency, Associate Professor of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView book on ScienceDirect
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